the garage haunting
October 12, 2004
Friedrich Jurgensen
Can you feel it? It's that time of the year when the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead becomes as threadbare as the trees. The perfect season to record some EVP!
If you're not familiar with Electronic Voice Phenomena, they were first noted by Friedrich Jurgenson, who, after playing back a recording of birdsong in the Swedish countryside, is said to have noticed the presence of a faint Norwegian voice talking about 'birds at night'. Jurgenson assumed this must have been a stray radio broadcast, only there was no radio receiver at the remote location where the recording had been made. Whatever the cause, it prompted Jurgenson to make further recordings in his home.
Voices that were not present during the recording allegedly continued to appear on playback. They were said to refer to him (and his dog) by their names and nicknames, predict an incoming telephone call (and name the caller, Jurgenson's wife), and respond to questions and comment on the people and conversation physically present and accountable for in the room.
